Bible Sunday Pual

Mizorama Kohhran hrang hrangten lung ruala kan hman ṭhin, Bible Sunday chu kan lo thleng leh dâwn ta a. He ni pawimawh tak hi Bible avânga Pathian hnêna lâwmthu sawina hun, Bible hlutzia sawi tharna hun, Bible theh darh kawnga infuih tharna hun leh Bible Society rawngbâwlna atâna thilpek lâkkhâwmna hun atan te kan hmang tlângpui ṭhin. Tun ṭumah hian Bible Sunday ṭobul sawi pahin Bible lehlin leh theh darh kawnga Kohhranhote kan thawhhona Bible Society chanchin tlêm sawi kan tum dâwn a ni.

1. Bible Sunday ṭobul

Kum 1549-a tihchhuah, Anglican Kohhran ṭawngṭaina Bu (Book of Common Prayer)-ah chuan Pathianni apianga hman tûr, Pathian thu chhiar tûr leh ṭawngṭaina a chuang a. Kohhran hunpui pawimawh, Advent-a Pathianni vawi hnihna chu Pathian Lehkhabu Thianghlim avânga lâwmthu sawi ṭawngṭaina neih hun atâna ruat a ni. Heta ṭang hian Anglican Kohhran-ah chuan Bible Sunday hi hman a ni zui ta zêl a ni.

1870 chhovah chuan Britain ram pumpuia kohhran hrang hrangte chuan Bible Sunday hi an lo hmang tawh a, Bible Society pualin thawhlâwm pawh khawn a ni ṭhin. He tih dân hi British-hovin ram hrang hranga an rawngbâwlna hmunah pu darh zêlin, khawvêl pumah Bible Sunday hi hman a lo ni ta a ni. A hun hi ram hrang hrangah a inang lo thluah a. Mizoramah chuan December Pathianni vawi khatna hi hman ṭhin a ni a. Seventh-Day Adventist Kohhran chuan Bible Sabbath (Bible Society/Bible Emphasis Day) hi December Sabbath hmasa berah an hmang ṭhin.

Mizorama Bible Society a la din hma, kum 1955 khan Mizoram Presbyterian Kohhran Synod Standing Committee chuan Assam Christian Council rawtna zûl zuiin December 4, 1956 chu ‘Bible Society Ni’ atana hman turin a rel a, Bible Society pualin thawhlâwm pawh lâkkhâwm a ni. Kum 1964 Synod Inkhawmpui chuan ‘December Chawlhni hmasa ber’ hi Bible Society pual ni bik atana hman ṭhin tawh turin a rêl ta a ni. Mizoram Baptist Kohhran pawhin a tir phat aṭanga he Ni hi hmang ve nghâlin, 2007 thleng khan ‘Bible Society Sunday’ tih a ni ṭhin a. Kum 2008 aṭangin ‘Bible Sunday’ tiin an hmang chho ta zêl a ni. Hetiang hian Mizorama Kohhran/Corps-te chuan Bible Sunday/Sabbath hi lungrual takin kan hmang tlâng ta zêl a ni.

2. Bible Society indin dân leh a nihphung

Hmeichhe tleirâwl kum sawmpanga mi lek, Bible neih duh avânga ke lâwng ngata kilometre 42 zet kala, harsatna tam tak paltlangtu, Mary Jones chanchin chuan mite thinlung a khawih hlê a. Kum 1804-ah chuan British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) chu London-ah a lo ding ta a ni. Chuta ṭang chuan ram hrang hrangah Bible Society a ding ta zêl a. Kum 1946 khan ram hrang hrang 13-a Bible Society-te chuan United Bible Societies (UBS) hi an lo din ta a ni.

UBS hi Bible Society 154-te inthlunkhâwmna pâwl a ni a. Kohhran pâwl leh thurin âwn bîk nei lo niin, Bible lehlin, chhut chhuah leh sem darh hna thawktu pâwl lian ber a ni. Tûnah hian ram hrang hrang 242-ah rawngbâwl hna a thawk mêk a ni.

BFBS hnuaia awm ṭhin India rama Bible Society-te chu kum 1944 khan indangin, kum 1965 aṭang khan Bible Society of India tih hming hi an lo pu ta a. Tûnah hian BSI hnuaiah Auxiliary 16, Translation Centre 1 leh Associate Auxiliary 1 kan awm.

Kum 1957 khan Assam Auxiliary hnuaiah BSI, Aijal Branch leh Lunglei Branch din a ni a. June 1, 1978-ah Aizawl Associate Auxiliary hawn niin, February 25, 1983-ah Auxiliary puitlinga siam a ni. Tûnah hian Aizawl Auxiliary huam chhûngah Branch 55 an awm a, Kohhran hrang hrang 30 zet kan thawkho mêk a ni. Aizawl Auxiliary hian Mizoram State leh Tripura State pumpui bâkah Assam State-a District pathum, Hailakandi, Karimganj leh Cachar District-te a huam a ni.

3. Bible Society leh Bible Lehlin

Bible Society hnapui berte zînga mi, Bible siam chhuah (production) leh sem darh (distribution) bâkah, Pathian thu leh mihring nun thlunzawm (Scripture Engagement) leh miten Bible an chhawr ṭangkai theih dân tûr ngaihtuah (Advocacy) te hi tun ṭumah hian kan sawi zau hman dâwn lo va. Lehlin hna bîk hi tlêm han sawi ila.

Khawvel pumah:
Bible Society hian khawvêla mihring awm zawng zawng zâtve aia tamte ṭawngin Bible a letling tawh a. Chu chu tûna Bible lehlin awm tawh zawng zawng zaa 70 zet a ni. Khawvêlah hian ṭawng 7378 zet (sign language 243 telin) awma chhût a ni a. September 1, 2021-a kan dinhmun chu hetiang hi a ni:
Bible bu pum lehlin tawh - 717
Thuthlung Thar - 1,582
Portions (Bu mal thlan) - 1,196
Project kal lai mêk - 312
Bible la nei rêng rêng lo hi ṭawng 3883 an la awm nia ngaih a ni a. Tuna UBS-in a thil tum chu, kum 20 lo awm leh tur chhûnga ṭawng 1200-a Bible lehlin hman a ni a, chu chuan mihring maktaduai 600 zet a tuam thei dâwn a ni.

India ram-ah:
- Bible bu pum lehlin tawh - 74
- Thuthlung Thar - 92
- Project kal mêk - 81
Aizawl Auxiliary huam chhûngah hian ṭawng hrang 33 vêl zet a awm a. Bible lehlin tawh dan chu hetiang a ni:
Bible bu pum lehlin tawh - 16
Thuthlung Thar - 6
Eng mah la nei lo - 9
Project kal mêk - 10
India ramah hian ṭawng chi hrang 1652 awma ngaih a ni a. ṭawng pakhat aia tam chhiar thiam mi eng emaw zât an awm avângin ṭawng 300 tala Bible hi lehlin theih a nih chuan, India ram pumpui hi tuam chhuah theih beisei a ni. He hnâ hi hautak hlein lang mah se, Pathian awmpuina leh Kohhranhote ṭanhona azârah kan la hlen chhuah theih ngei kan beisei tlat a ni.

4. Bible Society leh Kohhran
BSI, Aizawl Auxiliary lo ding hi mi ṭhahnemngai tûte emaw hmalâkna ni mai lovin, Kohhran rorêlna hmanga din, Kohhran hrin chhuah a ni. Kum 1957-a Aizawl leh Lungleia BSI Branch lo piang pawh kha Mizoram Synod leh Mizoram Baptist Kohhran hmalakna liau liau a ni. Bible Society thawhlawm pawh Kohhran thawhlâwm ke pakhat angin hun eng emaw chen chu kalpui a ni nghê nghê.
Bible Society hi Kohhran leh Corps-ten an hmelhriat tirh aṭangin mahni thil angin an buaipui nghâl a; Kohhran chhûngah, Kohhran hriatpui leh kaihhruainain, Kohhran malsâwmna leh duhsakna rinchhan tak meuhin rawng a bâwl zêl a, eng lai mahin Kohhranin Bible Society hi a mikhual chei ngai lo. Kohhran mîte tel lovin Bible Society a kal thei lo va, chutiang bawkin Bible Society-in a buatsaih Bible chu Kohhranin a rinchhan bawk a ni.

Tlângkawmna
Mission hnathawktu pâwl (mission agency) pawimawh tak, Bible Society hian vawiin thleng hian a din chhan tihlawhtling tûra bei zêlin hma a sâwn zêl a. He huang chhûngah hian Kohhran hrang hrangte thawhhona (partnership in mission) leh inlungrual taka mipui nâwlpui chêthona (people’s movement) ropui tak chu mawi takin a pâr chhuak mêk a ni. He inpumkhatna ropui tak hi chhawm nung zêl a, Pathian thu hmanga khawvêl chhun êng zêl tûrin theihtâwp i chhuah chhunzawm zêl ang u.

- Rev. Remlalfaka